In May 2026, three United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a warning to the Indian Government, stating that the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls might endanger democratic participation.
In a significant development that further escalates the tense relations between Pakistan and India, Pakistan’s security agencies recently arrested Major Dal Bahar Singh, a serving Indian Army officer, in Peshawar. Singh, who
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Several countries that had already “experienced” Donald Trump during his first term as President of the United States kept their fingers crossed when he was re-elected for a second term. Since assuming
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Editor’s Note: This article was first published in Sunday Morning, the Colombo-based weekly. We are on the cusp of a remarkable fortnight in Asian geopolitics. By the time this column reaches readers,
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is not considering reducing tariffs on India, just a week after his administration doubled levies on the country’s exports to 50% in response to New Delhi’s
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The United States has imposed sanctions on an Iraqi businessman accused of helping Tehran sidestep restrictions on its oil exports, marking the latest escalation in Washington’s crackdown on Iran’s energy trade, Bloomberg
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The partition of British India in India in 1947 formed the two nations of India and Pakistan, Pakistan being split into two geographically and cultural distinct wings: East Pakistan and West Pakistan.
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On August 30, 2025, three persons – Neeraj Kumar (26), Jyoti Kumari (25) and Hashna Begum (26) – were arrested at the Agartala Railway Station in West Tripura District of Tripura after
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Many opinion makers argue that in international relations, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends. In support of this view, they point to the current strain in India–US relations, while
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Salt workers in India’s Rann of Kutch, one of the world’s largest salt pans, are suffering severe health consequences from the grueling labor that underpins both the country’s domestic consumption and its
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi toured a Tokyo Electron semiconductor factory in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture on Saturday, signaling a push for closer technology and investment collaboration between the two nations, Bloomberg reports.
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Adani Group’s power unit and Torrent Power Ltd. have secured separate contracts totaling 325 billion rupees ($3.7 billion) from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to build coal-fired power plants, highlighting
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to welcome his closest international allies this weekend for what is expected to be one of the most significant Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summits in years,
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts from an in-depth interview conducted by Christian Smith with George Friedman, chairman and founder of Geopolitical Futures. The interview explores the geopolitical implications
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India’s Chief of Air Staff A.P. Singh has urged caution over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan to restructure the armed forces into theater commands, warning that such a drastic overhaul may
More The Trump Administration is moving ahead with plans to sharply increase tariffs on Indian imports, signaling further strain in U.S.-India trade ties as Washington seeks to pressure Russia into ending its war
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